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Details:Thus the custom of actors
wearing masks began. Though not in general use nowadays, masks are still
worn in some traditional operas, such as the local dramas performed by the
Bouyei people of Xingyi, Guizhou Province. Such masks may be regarded as
living fossils in the history of opera facial make-up. As Chinese dramatic
art developed, the drawbacks of wearing masks became increasingly evident,
for masks prevented the actors from showing their facial expressions. A
vividly painted face, however, enables audiences to see expressions clearly
even from a distance, a great advantage in the days when dramatic
performances were usually staged in the open air before large crowds. So
actors began to apply powder, ink, paint, and soot to their faces, creating
the art of facial make-up.